Charlie Rose, one the most respected journalists his era, now finds himself at the center a brewing controversy. Rose has been accused by eight women who say he sexually harassed them and performed lewd acts according to a report from the Washington Post.

The Post writes:

The outlet adds that five the women spoke f the record out fear that coming forward with allegations could harm their current career standings. Rose, who has been suspended by CBS as an investigation ensues, issued a statement to the outlet apologizing for his actions and said in some the instances he thought there were “shared feelings” in the exchanges.